|
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | i have an oppourtunity to buy a '69 fender stratocaster. it's in very good/near mint condition. it plays well, sounds well.. but seller (my friend - btw) aks for equivalent of $1500. What is it worth in US? i don't know much about electric guitars. I personally didn't like any before playing on that fender. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
July 2003
Posts: 1922
Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | If you're sure it's really a 1969 Strat, and you like the way it plays and sounds....BUY IT!!!!
That guitar in good condition would be worth $2000 minimum in the U.S., probably more. Depends on color, if all the parts are original, etc. If it's intact, it's hard to think you would lose any money on it if you decided to sell it.
Roger |
|
| |
|
Joined:
December 2001
Posts: 10583
Location: NJ | transfer those zloty for euros and run to the guys house |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 9
Location: Ohio | If it's authentic (as in not modified, truly near mint) Vintage Guitar Price Guide '07 has them about $7,000-$25,000+.
Second the "run, don't walk" approach. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
May 2003
Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | If it really is mint and playable, and you like it, buy it. No brainer. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
December 2005
Posts: 149
Location: New York, NY | .... and if you don't want to buy it, email me... I'd gladly buy it in a second! :D |
|
| |
|
Joined:
February 2004
Posts: 548
Location: Up North | What should LBJ be looking for to confirm it's authentic? |
|
| |
|
Joined:
October 2006
Posts: 5576
Location: big island | Originally posted by Grif:
What should LBJ be looking for to confirm it's authentic? the second, third and fourth bullets :( |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | ok, i'll post pictures here in about 2 weeks (that guy went for a vacation to turkey). I'd have to take loan to buy that guitar, but if it's that much worth, i think i'll risk it.
his father bought that guitar from some german player in mid-80s and since then it was used sporadically in local cultural centre, until my friend started playing (about 7 years ago). But he plays mostly classical music and he wants to buy fagot. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
August 2006
Posts: 2804
Location: ranson,wva | ok,ill be the first to ask whats a "fagot"?....jason |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | fagot is extremely weird flute. it looks like these:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafika:FoxBassoon.jpg
and it's very expensive - playable fagot costs about $4000, good one - $10000 |
|
| |
|
Joined:
September 2006
Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Oh, a Hautboy...
And if you get that question in a crossword,
the answer is Oboe.
I'd rather have a Stratocaster. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | bassoon. Oh,i thought that the name "fagot" is used around the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassoon |
|
| |
|
Joined:
August 2006
Posts: 2804
Location: ranson,wva | only if you are refering to elton john...jason |
|
| |
|
Joined:
October 2006
Posts: 5576
Location: big island | does elton play a bassoon too? ;) |
|
| |
|
Joined:
August 2006
Posts: 2804
Location: ranson,wva | randy, i could coment on that but i think that might violiate the slipkid manifest..lol jason |
|
| |
|
Joined:
October 2006
Posts: 5576
Location: big island | your spelling violates the slipkid manifest too! :D |
|
| |
|
Joined:
August 2006
Posts: 2804
Location: ranson,wva | didn't you know that i do that to gain pitty for being a poor illiterate hillbilly?? lol that was a funny one right there...lol jason |
|
| |
|
Joined:
April 2007
Posts: 225
Location: Stow, Ohio | LBJ
There several ways to determine the age of that guitar.
1. Fender Stamped dates on the heel of the neck.(the neck has to be removed to see it)
2. also there will be a date for the body either in the neck cavity or the pickup cavity.
3. The volume and tone controls should have date codes on them.
Here is a link that might help
http://www.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html |
|
| |
|
Joined:
May 2002
Posts: 1445
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | If it is all there and even close to being a 1969, just get it and determine the exact age later. That is an absolute steal.
Wayne |
|
| |
|
Joined:
January 2007
Posts: 672
Location: New South Wales, Australia | Shovel...jump on that guitar!!! |
|
| |
|
Joined:
October 2006
Posts: 5576
Location: big island | Originally posted by Jason_S:
didn't you know that i do that to gain pitty for being a poor illiterate hillbilly?? lol that was a funny one right there...lol jason you do a good larry, the cable guy impersonation. take your show on the road and you won't be a pitiful, poor, hillbilly anymore. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | ok i've contacted friend, and i kind of booked that guitar. He'll be back at the end of the month, so i'll take that fender and i'll post some photos.
i'm still not convinced that i should pay 1/3 of my yearly salaries for a guitar but... i hope it's worth risk of living in paper-box. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
April 2007
Posts: 225
Location: Stow, Ohio | if it is, what he says it is......then you'll make out like a bandit! |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | i'll post pictures there. i haven't seen ANY fender guitar, maybe except squier, so i want it to be checked by people who have more knowledge |
|
| |
|
Joined:
July 2003
Posts: 1922
Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | "1/3 of your yearly salary"??????!!!!!!
LBJ, thank you for the sobering reminder of just how good we have it here in the United States....
Roger |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | Just returned that guitar to owner, i've got it for whole day and played on it a lot.
It's ok. Well made, doesn't have any cracks.
Paint is in B= condition. Pickups are original, in good condition. Tremolo works.
It misses original Fender plate on back, but neck is dated december 1968.
It's all fine but...
i didn't found any reason, why i should go to work for next 4 months just to pay for that guitar. I borrowed Yamaha Pacifica from my friend, and - to be honest - i didn't hear very big difference.
I was playing on Hughes & Kettner Edition 1 60W amp which is pretty decent.
To be honest - i think prices for those guitars on e-bay are FAR to high.
Maybe i'm just electric-guitar-ingorant, i dunno. If i had 1,500$ to spend right now i'd buy AER 60W Combo and wood for making my own guitar.
Ps.
It's dark-red |
|
| |
|
Joined:
May 2003
Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I have to agree with you, LBJ, if it didn't have the mojo for you, for whatever reason, then forget it. Plus you had the chance to play one for a day.
There are plenty of things you can spend that money on. Like rent, food and/or women. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
May 2002
Posts: 1445
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | LBJ;
If it is indeed an almost original red '68 strat ('67 an '68 strats are particularly rare because at that time they were selling so poorly that Fender almost quit making them!) you are making a big mistake for not picking it up. If you decided in the end that you didn't like it, you could sell it for 10 to 15 times that amount.
Get it and learn to love it later! |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | from your point of view it's a steal but look at this this way: it's like spending $8000 for a guitar that you're not convinced that it'll fit you.
and you won't sell it for much more in poland, and it CAN'T be send out of poland because it was imported as a vintage instrument and it's registered in some sort of registry. Guy who imported it didn't pay tax etc. but for any sale outside of Poland, you need to get permission from heritage conservator, which is very hard to get. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | just bought it for $1100. for this price it would be stupid not to buy it.
i'll post pictures as soon as i'll be able to buy digital camera (i had to sell mine just to buy this guitar) |
|
| |
|
Joined:
February 2004
Posts: 548
Location: Up North | Congrats on getting your hands on a vintage strat for a great price. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
May 2003
Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | For the relative amount of cash, that baby must have real mojo ...
Congrats. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
April 2006
Posts: 2491
Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Congratulations with that Strat LBJ :)
I understand U, overhere there`s a MARTIN D28 Amber Sunburst Custom Limited Edition 2004 for sale ,for a mere 2000 usd...now I would really like that one, and Undoubtedly Every-one here would say " GET IT "..but I do n`t want to get hit over my head with a frying pan, ( I`m not as brave as U are .. :D
Vic |
|
| |
|
Joined:
July 2004
Posts: 812
Location: Hicksville, NY | Originally posted by Little Boy Jefferson:
just bought it for $1100. for this price it would be stupid not to buy it.
That's definitely a VERY good buy! Congrats!
Yesterday, I went to We Buy Guitars, located at Bellmore in Long Island to have my guitar for a set-up. After John finished working on it, he showed me their gallery, and all I could say was "wow!" I was staring at a room full of vintage guitars [electrics mostly]. There were strats in there that were selling for 20 grand and more. The folks there even demo-ed, briefly, a '59 Les Paul that has a $1/2 mil price tag -- sounds like joke, but that's really what the guitar's selling for.
Back to the topic, in light of what I experienced during my visit at the above-mentioned music store, your purchase was a darn good one. Enjoy it for many, many years to come. :)
p.s.
-- for OFC members in the NYC and LI area, who need their guitars serviced / set-up every now and then, I recommend John at We Buy Guitars. I'm very happy with the job that he did on mine. |
|
| |
fender stratocaster - what is it worth?